Assorted links for January 12, 2011

1. EU considers increasing its rescue fund for the euro-zone
2. Barclays' CEO Robert Diamond says banks need to rebuild confidence
3. UK insurers (Association of British Insurers) voice doubts about hybrid debt
4. Credit Suisse Securities plans to launch stock-trading venue Light Pool 
5. Economists certain (99.99%) about NO change in rates by Bank of England 
6. Foreign investors shun debt of troubled European nations
7. EU considers increasing its rescue fund for the eurozone
8. U.S. Chamber warns about pressure to increase yuan's value
9. Bank of China launches yuan trading for U.S. investors
10. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vows to clean up Spain's savings banks
11. Asian-Pacific stocks climb, boosted by gains on Wall Street
12. Price tags in U.S. will soon reflect China's inflation
13. Delayed retirements could resolve U.S. fiscal crisis
14. Ireland campaigns against an EU business-profit tax
15. Canadian housing starts are down sharply
16. Policymakers fear return of 2008's food riots as Asian prices soar
17. Australia's growth forecast is cut because of flood losses
18. EU regulators weigh stress tests on banks' capital and liquidity
19. Global regulators take aim at credit bubbles
20. Geithner is only one left from Obama's original economic team